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Hey stranger. It’s been awhile.
There’s a lot going on, and I cranked this old blog machine back up because I heard that people like to color when they’re stressed out. Someone asked if I could post some pages to color. I’m not much of a coloring page person myself so I’m not sure...

Recently, while doodling a little, it struck me how often I nearly crumple and toss away my idea completely, and thought I’d walk through the process of how I draw a face.  I won’t give you instructions, really, as there is plenty of that out there ...

We’ve had a lot of changes lately.  New in-office job, new move, new house.  Sometimes when crafty time is put to the test, it seems the urge to create actually kicks into overdrive.
While shopping for house necessities in our new place while my family was closing up shop in our old house, I came across this little fake succulent dome display for $8, and it spoke to me.  “HEEEYYYYYY,” it said in a loud whisper.  “I bet you could...

They’re called “terrible twos” for a reason.
When Myla was two and her daddy was deployed, we used his R&R from Afghanistan to take a trip to Hawaii, where we were first married.   We decided to island-hop, since we knew the islands fairly well…but Hawaii with a toddler was much more difficult...